The wireless in the corner was emitting some up beat tune, Mary-Louise had never heard of. She probably wasn’t ‘cool’ enough to know what was considered good these days, then again when had she ever been thought cool? However, surely the screeching currently assaulting her eardrums could not be called music? Shaking her head a little in disbelief, she finished setting up for her next lesson.

It was with the younger ones; although Mary-Louise enjoyed the sensible conversation and responsible attitude of her eldest students, it was the antics of their smaller peers that caused the thritysomething to smile most. Today she had large trunks placed around the classroom and as the children scuttled inside they began to study the objects with some interest.

“Alright, everyone settle down and split yourselves into groups of two or three,” she waited until they had all found their buddies and found a spot on the floor. It wasn’t unusual for them to arrive only to find all the desks and chairs had been removed and so they knew the drill by now.

“Everyone, open up your textbooks at page three hundred and three. I assume the unlocking charm we are all most familiar with is Alohmora. But do you know the history behind it? Prior to this spells such as Portaberto and Open Sesame were most commonly used. The inventor of Alohamora is unknown but it is thought to have originated in Africa and came to Britain and therefore the rest of the western world by Eldon Elsrickle in the 27th Century,” the English woman knew she was likely boring the children to tears but she never saw any harm in giving them a little backstory, “Elsickle used it to terrorise London, stealing from the homes of Muggles and Wizards alike. And so it has become known as the Thief's friend. Now, before you go getting any ideas about robbing a bank let me set you straight. Elsickle’s spree was put to an end when Blagdon Bay invented the Anti-Alohamora which you’ll find protecting most homes...but that doesn’t prevent it from being rather useful in everyday life.”

Producing her wand the witch pointed it at the nearest trunk and uttered, “al-LOH-ha-MOR-a !”

The lock sprang open only to reveal another smaller trunk inside. There were six trunks in total but she didn’t tell the children that. Only, she did explain that they would be expected to magic their way through them to find a little surprise at the end. Mary-Louise had placed some chocolate frogs inside the last box as a treat for them to find. They were her daughter’s favourite and so she always had a large stash in the pantry at home. “You may begin! If anyone requires any assistance just give me a shout.”

OOC: Salutations and hello friends! If anyone is in need of assistance please tag Mary-Louise and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. All the regular rules apply such as no god-modding, etc. So that I can easily award your House points put your House and character name in the author box like this: Aoife McGuire (Cetus). Post away little ones!

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